When the backstay came down, one of your crew got caught in the rigging
causing a severe head injury. He's in and out of consciousness. Obviously,
this is life-threatening. What do you do?

You immobilize him the best you can in case of possible spinal conditions
that might have attended the head injury...wad up jackets and stuff on
either side of his head to keep it from lolling back and forth..do not give
any kind of medicine or food or water...except maybe an ice cube rubbed on
the lips....he should be lying flatr unless you se symptoms of shock...then
you elevate the legs at the knees...not the hips....(there might be a
possible back injury) Call the CG for an airlift out....
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